The Cottonwood at Powder House Pass

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A spacious living area with a high ceiling, a fireplace, a staircase leading to an upper level, and a large TV mounted on the wall.
An aerial view of a property with a swimming pool, a covered outdoor area, and a large building surrounded by dense forest and hills.
A kitchen with a wooden wall, a clock, and a door.
A modern kitchen with a central island, pendant lighting, and a large window providing natural light.
A spacious living area with a high ceiling, a staircase, and a dining area.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Room to spread out
    Enjoy spacious layout that give everyone more room to relax.
  • Outdoor pool
    The outdoor pool is a refreshing retreat under the open sky - a rare gem in this area.

Popular amenities

  • Private hot tub
  • Balcony or patio
  • Swimming pool
  • Barbecue grill
  • Internet access
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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Lead, SD
  • Place, Deer Mountain Ski Area
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Homestake Gold Mine
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, George S. Mickelson Trail
    ‪7 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

1 King Bed

Bedroom 4

1 King Bed

Bedroom 5

1 King Bed

5 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 4

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 5

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 6

Toilet

Spaces

Kitchen
Balcony

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About the area

Lead

Located in Lead, this holiday home is near a water park and in the mountains. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Black Hills National Forest and George S. Mickelson Trail, while Living Map Theater and Historic Homestake Opera House are cultural highlights. Homestake Gold Mine and Matthews Opera House & Arts Center are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with nearby fishing, or enjoy the great outdoors with horse riding.
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Map
Lead, SD

What's nearby

  • Living Map Theater - 6 min drive - 7.0 km
  • Deer Mountain Ski Area - 6 min drive - 4.2 km
  • Black Hills Mining Museum - 6 min drive - 7.7 km
  • Homestake Gold Mine - 6 min drive - 8.0 km
  • George S. Mickelson Trail - 7 min drive - 5.6 km

Getting around

  • Rapid City, SD (RAP-Rapid City Regional) - 77 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Mustang Sally's - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Silverado Franklin Historic Hotel & Gaming Complex - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Saloon No. 10 - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Gold Dust - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Boars Nest - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does The Cottonwood at Powder House Pass have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

Is The Cottonwood at Powder House Pass pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Cottonwood at Powder House Pass?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at The Cottonwood at Powder House Pass?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Cottonwood at Powder House Pass?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Cottonwood at Powder House Pass located?

Situated in the mountains, this holiday home is 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from Deer Mountain Ski Area and 2.5 mi (4 km) from George S. Mickelson Trail. Living Map Theater and Historic Homestake Opera House are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 20 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 20 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 20 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 20 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 20 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.2/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Thank you!!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 1 Oct 2026
Thank you so much for the 10/10! We’re so glad you had a great stay and truly appreciate you choosing to stay with us. We’d love to host you again!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful home! The property's backyard was backed up to the woods which made wildlife sightings so fun! I would suggest non slip mats in the showers as well as more places to hang wet towels! We had a wonderful stay! Thank you!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Jul 2026
Thank you for the wonderful review! We're so glad you enjoyed the beautiful home and the fun wildlife sightings from the backyard. We appreciate your helpful suggestions and will keep them in mind as we continue improving the guest experience. We're happy to hear you had a wonderful stay and would love to welcome you back again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

King suites with private bathrooms are so nice! Roomy and very inviting!

We enjoyed this place very much!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Jan 2022
Hi Jill, thank you for staying with us at The Cottonwood. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

We loved our stay here because the house is beautiful and the location is excellent. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Aug 2022
Hi Tony, thank you for staying with us at The Cottonwood. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Hills Getaway Week

Great family getaway. The cabin offers plenty of privacy for each individual couple and plenty of gathering space for the whole family.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Nov 2024
Stephanie, thank you for staying with us at The Cottonwood! We are so glad you had a great family getaway and had plenty of space. Thanks for being great guest, we look forward to hosting you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Sturgis Trip

Home was very nice, would stay there again
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Aug 2022
Hi Tom, thank you for staying with us at The Cottonwood. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Home - Perfect For Large Group

This home is beautiful. All 5 bedrooms were king beds and each bedroom had its own bathroom. Perfect for a large group of friends. We would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us at The Cottonwood! We are so glad you and your friends had a great stay. We look forward to hosting you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Week in the Mountains

This cabin is perfectly laid out for everyone to have privacy but also spend time together. We were able to eat and play games together every night, but let to kids get up early and the others sleep in. We enjoyed our stay very much.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Jul 2023
Thank you for your feedback and for staying with us! We are so glad your family was able to enjoy The Cottonwood. We look forward to hosting you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

It was perfect

It was perfect
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 1 Feb 2023
Hi Michael, thank you for staying with us at The Cottonwood. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Sibling ATV Ride

This property was perfect for 5 couples. Ample parking for ATVs/trailers. Very clean and comfortable. We highly recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Oct 2023
Diane, thank you for staying with us at The Cottonwood! We are so glad you and your family enjoyed your stay and had fun ATV riding! We look forward to hosting you again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Bathrooms

Having a bathroom for each of the five bedrooms was awesome
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Oct 2023
Penny, thank you for staying with us at The Cottonwood! We are so glad you enjoyed your cabin. We look forward to hosting you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay

Cottonwood Pass house was a great place for a group to stay. The location is close to a lot of sights, and activities. The 5 king bedroom suites is a great plus for a group. The rest of the house is very open, and roomy. We had 11 people and there was plenty of room to cook, eat, and visit. The property manager answered all of my questions quickly whenever I asked. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Jun 2022
Hi Laurie, thank you for staying with us at The Cottonwood. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and we would love to host you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Modern and Beautiful

The property was amazing and the set up was perfect for two families. It had everything we needed. The only downfall was the drip coffee maker was painfully slow; as in 25 min to brew a full pot. So bring your own coffee maker and your stay will be perfect!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Jan 2022
Hi Tara, thank you for staying with us at The Cottonwood. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and we will get that coffee pot replaced...No one likes to wait on their coffee!!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Really Nice!

The house was beautiful and in an excellent location that felt very private and provided ample opportunity to view wildlife. Our party of 5 couples were very happy with the King Suites and the bedding/towels were so comfortable. The only issue we encountered was low water pressure within the showers but it wouldn't deter us from renting again!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 11 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us at The Cottonwood! We hope you were able to relax at your home away from home and enjoyed your trip to The Black Hills. We look forward to hosting you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

First and Best Experience

If you want a beautiful home, with gorgeous views a a peaceful atmosphere. This is the game for you. Jonna checked in with me the day of our stay. The home was bright and pretty. Very clean and comfortable. The view from the back patio was breathtaking. There were trails right from the house. When we have another group go back to South Dakota, this is where I will stay
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Aug 2022
Hi Sarah, thank you for staying with us at The Cottonwood at Powder House Pass. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and we would love to host you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome weekend

Four couples spent a long weekend riding side by sides. We loved the house! Great location, stocked with all essentials! Heated garage was great for the side by sides. King size beds and each bedroom has their own bathroom which was so nice. The code did not work when we arrived but after it was reset it was fine. The fireplace did not work and was under assumption someone would be out to fix it which never happened. That would have been it even cozier but overall we loved the house and location!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Nov 2022
Hi Liza, thank you for staying with us at The Cottonwood. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay, and we apologize that the fireplace wasn't working while you were there, we do have it working now.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Great Place and easy way to access trails. Just no communication from property manager.

This is a great property and easy way to access the trails. The only issue we had was there was no communication from owner in regards to putting asphalt down on the driveway. A guy stopped by on Monday night letting us know what was going on and wondered if property manager got ahold of us. (Which was a no). Other than that we had a great time and would stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Aug 2022
Hi Kara, thank you for staying with us at The Cottonwood. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and we do apologize for dropping the ball on letting you know about the driveway.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Another great weekend!

This is our 2nd year at this property. We had another great weekend. The house is set up really great for multiple couples. Love that all the rooms have king size beds and private bathrooms. We drove 8.5 hours and this trip had no setbacks along the way and with the time change arrived at 2:30/3:00 and we had hoped we could get in the house an hour early to use bathrooms and change and we were told we had to wait until exactly 4:00. I would never expect to get in hours early but I didn’t think 1 hour was that big of a deal. The kitchen was less stocked this time compared to last year. (Saran wrap, tin foil, garbage bags, etc). We had brought all of that last year and the house had it all so this year we didn’t bring any of that stuff and it was not there, but we just assumed it would have the same stuff but most likely stuff other renters had just left there.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying with us at The Cottonwood! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and all the amenities. The 4:00 check-in is so the hot tub and cleaning companies have enough time to make sure everything is ready to go for your stay. We hope you were able to relax at your home away from home and enjoyed your trip to The Black Hills. We look forward to hosting you again!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Southern Friends

20 plus years ago we were fortunate enough to have an Air Force assignment in Rapid City. We brought our GA/Florida friends who had never been to SD here & they were awed by the scenery as soon as we pulled up to our VRBO.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely Home

My family and I enjoyed our stay at The Cottonwood. The home is as described in the listing and very lovely. Enough room for large families and/or gatherings. A full bathroom and king size bed in each room is a rare plus and was one of the main reasons why we chose The Cottonwood...no pulling straws for rooms! The area is beautiful and very peaceful one can definitely get much needed R&R while enjoying the beautiful view. There is lots to do downtown and visiting the quaint shops is a must. I would definitely stay at the The Cottonwood again. My only recommendation to the Host is to have management do a walk through a day before guest check-in. When we arrived, we noticed that a few things needed to be fluffed, kept and a tad bit more organized.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 16 Dec 2021
Hi Natasha, thank you for staying with us at The Cottonwood! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us and we will definitely make sure that things are spruced up and a bit more tidy, thank you for bringing that to our attention.
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